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Spring soil compaction can decrease water infiltration and limit plant growth. Join Briana Yablonski to learn more about the causes of soil compaction and ways you can manage it on your land. The post Spring Planting and Soil Compaction: 5 Management Tips appeared first on Modern Farmer.

If you’re working with limited growing space and want to produce more food, you may not have to look for more acreage. Vertical farming allows producers to grow up rather than out. Join small-scale farmer Briana Yablonski to learn more about this unique growing method and how it compares to other types of agriculture. The post Vertical Farming: How to Produce More Food on Less Land appeared first on Modern Farmer.

Can’t get enough of fresh tomatoes? Take what one gardener has learned and discover growing tips and strategies for enjoying fresh tomatoes year-round. The post This Gardener Gets Tomato Harvests Year-Round With This Unique Growing Strategy appeared first on Modern Farmer.

Gone are the days when farming meant living miles away from the city center. With a bit of creativity and practical urban farming ideas, you can grow lots of food in a small urban space. The post Repurposing Urban Spaces for Farming: 7 Creative Ideas appeared first on Modern Farmer.

Leanna Goose grew up ricing manoomin (wild rice) as a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.    “Wild rice is culturally significant to Aniishinabe people here in Minnesota. It’s our connection to the land, water and our ancestors…I had a friend say that Aniishinabeg people, if we were to lose this plant, we The post How Native Water Protectors Champion Water Quality appeared first on Modern Farmer.

Tulips sprouting a month early after a warm spell. Drought-resilient plants soaked after weeks of rain. Cherry blossom buds freezing after a cold snap. It’s tough to be a gardener these days. Fueled by climate change, the weather is more unpredictable than normal.   “A resilient garden is one that’s ready to adapt and recover, The post How to Care for Your Garden in Unpredictable Weather appeared first on Modern Farmer.

On the rainy side of Hawai‘i Island, Daeus Bencomo steps through fresh mud in his cowboy boots, rows of leafy cacao trees on either side of him. He grips a bright orange pod and slices it neatly at the stem before bending a knee to cut the fruit open.  The pod’s dense and waxy exterior The post In Hawai‘i, American Farmers Believe They Do Cacao Better appeared first on Modern Farmer.

In a green oasis, set amid the freeways and malls of San Diego’s Mission Valley, a garden grows. Produce grown here fills subscription CSA boxes, as well as plates at the project’s cafe a few miles west. But MAKE Projects isn’t just a farm or cafe. It’s a community-supported agriculture program that furthers a larger The post Spotlight On an Urban Farm Helping Refugees and Immigrants Build Community appeared first on Modern Farmer.

Leslie Woodward was in a real pickle. She’d temporarily closed Edenesque, her nearly decade-old self manufactured plant-based dairy company, to transition to a co-manufactured enterprise with a production partner, and urgently needed capital to scale up.    A Black woman and Le Cordon Bleu grad who cooked in prestigious restaurants, Woodward watched as peers in The post On the Ground with Organizations Uplifting BIPOC Farmers appeared first on Modern Farmer.

On January 9th, the Instagram account @anytimespritz posted a declaration: “2025 is the year of organic cocktails. Drinking is an Agricultural Act.”    The latter statement is inspired by the words of the farmer and writer, Wendell Berry – specifically, his essay “The Pleasures of Eating,” published in 1989, in which he famously wrote that The post What Do Fish, Butterflies, and Bats Have to Do With Booze? appeared first on Modern Farmer.